Mister D:I’ve always had a thing for manners…maybe it’s a southern thing, adult thing, maybe we’re just anal…I don’t know…I even talk about it on one of my online profiles which are dwindling day by day by my own hands…look up a book on etiquette! The over influx of social media is no excuse for rudeness! BUT if I was ever rude to you, believe me when say “you deserved it!”

Well, this is the jukebox where we hear other artistâ€™s versions of songs that Bette has performed and/or recorded at one point or another in her career. But with this playlist we get 2 songs specifically written for Bette Midler back in the 70’s by legendary Who leader, guitarist impressario, Pete Townshend ~ what a treat! Also you’ll hear songs performed by Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole, Helen Reddy and many more….so settle down somewhere cool and bask in the glow of this wonderful playlist. Now that was a mouthful!!Read More

THE D A I LY H E R A LD
Bette Midier Making Her Place As T Vs Multi-Media Experience
In A Time Of Unlikelies Bette Emerges As Something Else
By TOM WALESThe Washington Post
February 20, 1972

NEW YORK – “Did youÂ think I was going to be odd?”Â asks BettÂ» (she says, “Bet”)Â Midler.

“I’m not, am I? Do I lookÂ awful? Do you think I’mÂ schizzy?”

These are tough questionsÂ for an interviewer, sitting inÂ her New York grey apartment,
d r i n k i n g grapefruitÂ juice. Bette is curled into anÂ overstuffed chair that is covered wit an American flagÂ and asking her live-in boyfriend and her backup bassÂ player Michael if he hasÂ melted her third coffee pot ofÂ the year by leaving it on theÂ burner too long.Read More

The Daily Mirror
Best ever put-downs: 30 of the wittiest ways celebrities have insulted their rivals
After the death of one of the great put-down artists Nora Ephron, hereâ€™s our guide to who’s the best at saying the worst
By Rachael Bletchly
June 29, 2012

When screenwriter Nora Ephron found out about her husbandâ€™s affair her response was typically withering.

Mister D:Pete Townshend of The Who later wrote 2 rock songs for Midler that never saw the light of day! The songs are â€œAnd I Movedâ€ and â€œYouâ€™re So Cleverâ€œ. In the liner notes of the CD,Â Scooped, Townshend Â states that he submitted the songs to producer Chris Thomas to give her. However, Pete thought that Chris was unimpressed and never gave them to her.Â